Scholarship applications are available to students online on the SJECCD scholarship website until mid-April.<\/p>\n
\u201cI applied for scholarships, but all of them were essay-based because they are easy to fill out and complete,\u201d said Carlos Garcia, 18, a business major.<\/p>\n
Although there are a lot of different academic scholarship programs, it is not limited to those with high GPAs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never considered applying for scholarships because growing up I didn\u2019t have the best grades,\u201d said Marco Rodrigues, 19, business major. \u201cI didn\u2019t believe my GPA was good enough for a scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scholarships are one way to help students with their fees and tuition. Money given to students is completely free.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be judged based on our academic grades,\u201d Rodrigues said. \u201cPeople might mentally go through some things which could cause them to go and do things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scholarship requirements are based on different eligibility criteria other than academic achievements such as nationality, gender and field of study.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have five scholarships,\u201d said Destiny Gibson, 21, psychology major. \u201cThe scholarships have been awarded because I\u2019m a foster kid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most of the scholarship programs listed below only require a well-written essay. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are scholarships out there for everyone,\u201d Gibson said. \u201cYou just have to be willing to go look for them.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n